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10	10		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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15	15		An act relating to telecommunicator cardiopulmonary 2
16	16		resuscitation; amending s. 401.465, F.S.; providing 3
17	17		definitions; requiring certain 911 public safety 4
18	18		telecommunicators to complete biennial 5
19	19		telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation 6
20	20		training; authorizing certain agencies to enter into 7
21	21		reciprocal agreements with certain entities to provide 8
22	22		telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary 9
23	23		resuscitation under certain circumstances; requiring 10
24	24		certain employees of such agencies to directly provide 11
25	25		telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary 12
26	26		resuscitation, when appropriate, or transfer telephone 13
27	27		calls for emergency medical conditions to cer tain 14
28	28		entities; providing an effective date. 15
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30	30		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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32	32		Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 19
33	33		401.465, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (d), 20
34	34		subsections (3) and (4) are r enumbered as subsections (4) and 21
35	35		(5), respectively, paragraphs (b), (d), (i), and (j) of 22
36	36		subsection (2) of that section are amended, new paragraphs (c) 23
37	37		and (e) are added to subsection (1) of that section, and a new 24
38	38		subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 25
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51	51		401.465 911 public safety telecommunicator certification. — 26
52	52		(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 27
53	53		(c) "Public safety agency" has the same meaning as in s. 28
54	54		365.171(3)(d). 29
55	55		(e) "Telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation 30
56	56		training" means specific training, including continuous 31
57	57		education, that is evidence based and contains nationally 32
58	58		accepted guidelines for high -quality telecommunicator 33
59	59		cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the recognition of out -of-34
60	60		hospital cardiac arrest over th e telephone and the delivery of 35
61	61		telephonic instructions for treating cardiac arrest and 36
62	62		performing compression -only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 37
63	63		(2) PERSONNEL; STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION. — 38
64	64		(b) A public safety agency , as defined in s. 39
65	65		365.171(3)(d), may employ a 911 public safety telecommunicator 40
66	66		trainee for a period not to exceed 12 months if the trainee 41
67	67		works under the direct supervision of a certified 911 public 42
68	68		safety telecommunicator, as determined by rule of the 43
69	69		department, and is enrolled in a public safety telecommunication 44
70	70		training program. 45
71	71		(d) The department shall determine whether the applicant 46
72	72		meets the requirements specified in this section and in rules of 47
73	73		the department and shall issue a certificate to any person who 48
74	74		meets such requirements. Such requirements must include all of 49
75	75		the following: 50
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88	88		1. Completion of an appropriate 911 public safety 51
89	89		telecommunication training program .; 52
90	90		2. Certification under oath that the applicant is not 53
91	91		addicted to alcohol or any controlled substance .; 54
92	92		3. Certification under oath that the applicant is free 55
93	93		from any physical or mental defect or disease that might impair 56
94	94		the applicant's ability to perform his or her duties .; 57
95	95		4. Submission of the application fee prescribed in 58
96	96		subsection (4). (3); 59
97	97		5. Submission of a completed application to the department 60
98	98		which indicates compliance with subparagraphs 1., 2., and 3. ; 61
99	99		and 62
100	100		6. Effective October 1, 2012, passage of an examination 63
101	101		approved by the department which measures the applicant's 64
102	102		competency and proficiency in the subject material of the public 65
103	103		safety telecommunication training program. 66
104	104		(i) If a person was employed as a 911 public safety 67
105	105		telecommunicator or a state -certified firefighter before April 68
106	106		1, 2012, he or she must pass the examination approved by the 69
107	107		department which measures the competency and proficiency in the 70
108	108		subject material of the public safety telecommunication program , 71
109	109		as defined in paragraph (1)(c) . Upon passage of the examination, 72
110	110		the completion of the public safety telecommun ication training 73
111	111		program is waived. 74
112	112		(j)1. The requirement for certification as a 911 public 75
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125	125		safety telecommunicator is waived for a person employed as a 76
126	126		sworn state-certified law enforcement officer, if provided the 77
127	127		officer: 78
128	128		a. Is selected by his or he r chief executive to perform as 79
129	129		a 911 public safety telecommunicator; 80
130	130		b. Performs as a 911 public safety telecommunicator on an 81
131	131		occasional or limited basis; and 82
132	132		c. Passes the department -approved examination that 83
133	133		measures the competency and proficiency of an applicant in the 84
134	134		subject material comprising the public safety telecommunication 85
135	135		program. 86
136	136		2. A sworn state-certified law enforcement officer who 87
137	137		fails an examination taken under subparagraph 1. must take a 88
138	138		department-approved public safety telecomm unication training 89
139	139		program before prior to retaking the examination. 90
140	140		3. The testing required under this paragraph is exempt 91
141	141		from the examination fee required under subsection (4) (3). 92
142	142		(3) TELECOMMUNICATOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION. — 93
143	143		(a) In addition to the certification and recertification 94
144	144		requirements in this section, 911 public safety 95
145	145		telecommunicators who answer telephone calls and provide 96
146	146		dispatch functions for emergency medical conditions must 97
147	147		complete telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscit ation training 98
148	148		every 2 years. 99
149	149		(b)1. A public safety agency or any agency that receives 100
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162	162		or dispatches telephone calls for emergency medical conditions 101
163	163		may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another public safety 102
164	164		agency or agency that receives or dispa tches such telephone 103
165	165		calls, a dedicated phone line, or a call center to provide 104
166	166		telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary 105
167	167		resuscitation, if the applicable agency, dedicated phone line, 106
168	168		or call center that will be accepting the telephone calls 107
169	169		employs 911 public safety telecommunicators who have completed 108
170	170		telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training pursuant 109
171	171		to paragraph (a). 110
172	172		2. Any employee of a public safety agency or agency 111
173	173		receiving or dispatching telephone calls for emergency m edical 112
174	174		conditions who answers such telephone calls must directly 113
175	175		provide telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary 114
176	176		resuscitation, when appropriate, or transfer such calls to the 115
177	177		applicable agency, dedicated phone line, or call center with 116
178	178		which the transferring agency has a reciprocal agreement as 117
179	179		provided in subparagraph 1. 118
180	180		Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 119